Understanding ACT Processes: Why Mediation Research Is So Challenging
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is built around a clear idea: psychological suffering is often driven by rigid patterns of avoidance and fusion with difficult thoughts and feelings. ACT aims to increase psychological flexibility through six core processes, including acceptance, cognitive defusion, present-moment awareness, self-as-context, values, and committed action. But here’s the question researchers continue to…